Fan Chao
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 February 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Hefei, Anhui, China | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Guangxi Pingguo (on loan from Changchun Yatai) | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2022 | Changchun Yatai | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022- | Changchun Yatai | 10 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Guangxi Pingguo Haliao (loan) | 25 | (4) |
| 2025- | → Guangxi Pingguo (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2018-2019 | China U15 | 4 | (4) |
| 2021-2023 | China U20 | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 April 2025 (UTC) | |||
Fan Chao (Chinese: 樊超; born 8 February 2004) is a Chinese footballer currently playing as a forward for Guangxi Pingguo.
Club career
[edit | edit source]Born in Hefei, Anhui, Fan began his career with Changchun Yatai at the age of ten, after being spotted by youth coach Sun Maofeng.[1] In 2016, following impressive performances at the Audi Youth Cup, Fan was invited to train with Spanish side Barcelona.[2] He continued to progress through the academy of Changchun Yatai, making his debut in a 3–0 loss to Beijing Guoan.[2] He went on to play in three more games in the 2022 season, including the 4–0 defeat to Shanghai Port on the final day of the season.[3] Despite his team's poor results towards the end of the season, Fan garnered praise for his performances.[4]
International career
[edit | edit source]Fan has represented China from under-14 to under-20 level.[2][5] He scored four goals in four appearances in qualification for the 2020 AFC U-16 Championship, which was eventually cancelled.[6]
Following impressive performances for the under-19 team, the Chinese Football Association wrote to his club, Changchun Yatai, to thank them for supporting the development of young Chinese players.[7]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]Club
[edit | edit source]- As of 8 August 2023.[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Changchun Yatai | 2022 | Chinese Super League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
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- 2004 births
- Living people
- People from Hefei
- Footballers from Anhui
- Chinese men's footballers
- China men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Chinese Super League players
- China League One players
- Changchun Yatai F.C. players
- Guangxi Pingguo F.C. players
- 21st-century Chinese sportsmen